Washing-machine



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0. J. SMITH.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 338,559. Patented Jan. 5, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

OBEDIAH J. SMITH, OF IOLA, KANSAS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 333,559, dated January 5, 1886.

Application filed May 9, 1885. Serial No. 164,929.

e To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OBEDIAH J. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Iola, in the county of Allen and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cylinder VVashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in cylinder washing-machines," and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a vertical longitudinal central sectional view of a washing-machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the same.

A represents a rectangular boiler, having the cover B. This cover is preferably rounded on its upper side, as shown, and at its lower edge is provided with a. strengthening bead, C. From the inner side of the bead a flange extends inwardly horizontally for a slight distance, as at D, and is then bent down vertically, as at E. The upper edge of the boiler enters the space between the bead C and the iiange D of the cover, and by this means not only is a tight joint effected, but the boiler is strengthened and its sides kept straight. A slide, F, is provided on the upper side of the cover, by means of which water may be poured into the boiler without the necessity of removing the cover.

G represents a cylinder, which is journaled in the boiler, and is provided with a crank, H, by means of which crank the cylinder may be rotated. This cylinder is here shown as octagonal in shape, and is provided with four peripheral buckets, I. One of these buckets is hinged to the cylinder, as at K, and has a spring-catch, L, that engages with a projection, M, on one side of the cylinder for secu ring the hinged bucket thereto. Each of the buckets has the longitudinal inclines N, and the inclines Oin crosssectiomas shown. At the angles formed by the meeting ends of the .inclines N is made a line of perforations, P,

5o and on the inner sides of the buckets are ar- (Model.)

ranged transverse ribs R, which are at right angles to the inclines N, and approach each other at their inner anged ends, a slight space, S, being left between each pair of the ribs at this point. The perforations l? are in line with the openings S. Perforations T are also made in the buckets on each side of the perforations P. A Spaces U are left between the ends of the buckets, and the buckets are connected with each other by the perforated plates V, which are secured to the inner sides of the buckets, near the ends thereof, the plates being bent at right angles over the openings U, as shown. This construction of the cylinder renders it exceedingly strong, and effects a great economy in material. It is easily made, and can be sold for a very low price, thus enabling the machine to meet the requirements of the poorer class of people, who have the greatest need for machines of this class.

The operation of my washing-machine is as follows: The boiler is partly lled with boiling suds, and the clothes to be washed are placed in the cylinder, which is then rotated in the boiler by means of the crank. As the cylinder rotates, the clothes are tumbled about therein, and the suds enter the cylinder through the openings U and the perforated plates, and are discharged upon the clothes in the cylinder. The ribs R prevent the clothes from lying directly on the bottoms of the buckets, and as the suds are poured upon the clothes by the rotation of the cylinder the water passes directly through the clothes and out of the cylinder through the perforations, and thus thoroughly loosens and carries ott the dirt, as will. be very readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1. The combination of the boiler with the rotating cylinder, said cylinder having the peripheral buckets, spaces U between the ends of the buckets, and perforated plates bent at right angles over said spaces and connecting the buckets, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the boiler with the rotating cylinder, said cylinder having the peripheral buckets, perforations in the bottoms of the buckets, and the transverse ribs R in the bottoms of the buckets, said ribs hav- IOO ing the spacesSbetween them for the passage toms of the buckets, said ribs having the of Water through the clothes, substantially as I spaces S between them, substantially as dedescribed.

3. The combination of the boiler with the 5 rotating cylinder, said cylindei1 having the peripheral buckets, spaces U between the ends of the buckets, perforated plates bent at right angles over said spaces and connecting the buckets7 perforations in the bottoms of the Io buckets, and the transverse ribs R in the bot- I,

scribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto axed my signature in presence of two witnesses. Y

OBEDIAH J. SMITH.

WVitnesses:

G. W. MARLEY, J. W. POTTER. 

